There Will Be Bourbon

Jesse Kelly - Host of the Jesse Kelly show returns! We had a slight disagreement on the Junior Caminero homerun celebration in the American League Championship Series leading to this appearance. So we give you the most American happy hour chat ever - Baseball and politics, just in time for Election Day. You're welcome, America!

Tom is a CEO, former Marine Infantryman and retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. We talk about his circuitous route to the Naval Academy and how he almost didn't graduate, twice, before discussing his time as a Surface Warfare Officer and eventual shift into Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). We talk candidly about the war in Iran, what may come next, and why the midterms are no time to wave a wh...

Randy Warren is a former hedge fund manager and chief investment officer who used to break down markets on national financial television. He now hosts the Whiskey Shenanigans podcast and just published Whiskey Rule-Breakers , built on sit-downs with 29 distillers, founders, and innovators who ignored the accepted rules of American whiskey and built something anyway.

Joel runs The Last Homely House account on X which you can follow @AHomelyHouse. He is a father of ten, teacher, bookbinder, calligrapher, radical subsidiarist, and builder of playhouses in the woods. He is also SOF veteran having spent time in the Navy and the Army as a Ranger. We discuss his homeschool background, time in the Navy SEALs pipeline, shift over to the Army Rangers, as well as his ti...

Jennifer Van Laar is the managing editor for RedState, an apologetic California conservative, sports fanatic, a mother and grandmother. She worked as court reporter for 20 years in the criminal and civil courts of North Carolina before entering journalism in 2014. Her investigative work is credited with the resignations of former Congressional Rep. Katie Hill and former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel. Y...

Adam Swart is the founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand; a paid protesting firm. With protest tensions rising nationwide, he offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how modern demonstrations are mobilized and why some escalate while others don’t.

Eric Schwalm is a retired Green Beret with over 34 years in the US Army Special Forces. He is a living history book on some of the most pivotal moments in our military history having served at the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, saw time in the first Gulf War, and was one of the first into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks on America. Throughout everything he lived and exper...

Happy hour with Joe Kent! We are discussing the Iran deal and the end to the war, the shift in the messaging coming from the President and the Vice President, and what we should do in the Middle East moving forward.

Rob is a 29 year veteran of the US Army and the Iraq War. Hear Rob's unique take on music, servant leadership, and of course the pain that is being a Minnesota Vikings fan and his thoughts on the NFC North.

Former Director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center Joe Kent returns! We talk about what went into his decision to resign, the pushback and the positive attention it received, the power of influence that the Israelis have, thoughts on the current ceasefire, and what an alliance with Iran might look like. We wrap things up with a chat about the men of Gen Z and just how bright their future is....

Clay Martin returns to discuss the war in Iran and his thoughts on our friend Joe Kent resigning as the Director of the National Counter Terrorism Center. We then get into his church and its treatment for veterans with suicidal ideations. Clay served as a Marine and in the Army Special Forces specializing in the Middle East as a Green Beret before retiring.

Captain John A. Konrad V is a proud alumnus of the New York Maritime College, a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and a US Merchant Marine officer.  In 2006, he founded gCaptain and has been serving as its CEO ever since, helping it become the world's most popular maritime news website with a record-breaking 2 million monthly page views. His entrepreneurial spirit also led me to co-found Unofficia...

Larry Teakell, an Army veteran and recipient of the Soldier's Medal, returns to talk about his new book "From Fire to Forge" about his time spent as a combat medic in Iraq, his heroic efforts to save the life at the time of SPC Heredia, and how forging steel became his therapy for the PTSD that followed. Larry is truly the best of us in this country and his story is one that we cannot lose as we g...

Author Mark Sibley’s Mongol Moon explores how a global war ignites — and what follows when the world goes dark. In this in-depth expansion, Voodoo turns his focus to the African continent, showing how the conflict unfolds on the ground and in the lives of those forced to survive it. Drawing on his experience as an Infantry Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, his deep recall of 20th-century warfare, a...

King Mac of X at @Mac74King joins me to discuss Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson, and the state of the Chicago Bears heading into the bye week, as well as gives his predictions for the World Series and Super Bowl. 

Javier Mackey is a retired US Army Green Beret. He is a long time friend of mine and that's exactly how our conversation unfolds; like two normal, American dudes talking about life, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, being a father, AI bot farms fomenting anger online, the good that's come forth from the Charlie Kirk murder, as well as the bad and what comes next. Grab a glass!

Born in the rugged Appalachian town of Sylva, North Carolina, Anthony Dyer was raised in a world of untamed adventure, where resilience was a way of life. That same fearless spirit propelled him into the elite realm of Special Operations Aviation , where he spent over a decade as a USAF Combat Special Missions Aviator , flying into the world's most volatile war zones. Tasked with executing high-ri...

Bobby Burack of Outkick stops by the virtual bar to talk, well, just about everything. We get into the NFL North, Geo-politics, Sydney Sweeney's ad breaking the left, how Trump broke everyone, Michael Wilbon, Shannon Sharpe, and just why baseball is still the greatest game in America, among other things. Grab a glass!

Former Green Beret and Author Mike Bennett drops by the virtual bar to discuss his latest book, Memoirs From The Druze. Prior to picking up the pen and authoring this along with the Warlock series, Mike did some really cool things every day Americans should learn and know more about. Mike, motivated by the Iran Hostage Crisis, joined the US Army and went through the Special Forces Qualification Co...

Braxton McCoy and "Lawrence of Iowarabia" drop by the virtual bar to discuss their new business venture into the beef industry with Pasture Peaks Farms. We discussed processing, the marketing gimmicks you see on packaging, origins of big box store beef, grading of beef, barriers to entry into the American beef market, what makes a good beef cow and how can you tell, plus much, much more. Grab a gl...

Lafayette Lee is a contributing editor at IM 1776, delivers excellent written works on his Substack, and also can be found on X @ Partisan_O. Lee dips into the virtual bar this time discussing the assassination attempts on President Trump, why Congress, no matter who is in charge, is the way that it is, if Vladimir Putin is stuck in Ukraine, and much more bourbon sipping worthy takes. Grab a glass...

Retired Sergeant Major and the man behind US Army WTF Moments along with other military pages collecting the most absurd true stories, as well as breaking some of the most poignant news impacting the force returns to the virtual bar. We are talking all things DoD including the new SecDef Pete Hegseth and just where we think his attention should be focused, plus much more. Grab a glass!

Buck Shamrock of X stops by the virtual bar to discuss his 30 year career in law enforcement from time in the jail to tactical teams on the street. We discuss the biggest changes and challenges he sees with the new hires joining the force, the "recipes" inmates cook in jail, the George Floyd riots, as well as sharing his unique takes on a variety of issues currently unfolding in the public space....

Retired Army Warrant Officer Sam Shoemate stopped by the virtual bar to discuss the inspiration behind the viral Instagram account TerminalCWO, his work exposing the abhorrent behavior at the 101st Airborne Division during the Covid lockdowns as well as elsewhere in the military, the unlawful Covid-19 vaccine mandates, his work along with others ongoing to affect the DoD's acknowledgment of an unl...

Jeff Young from Around The Foghorn returns to discuss the 2025 San Francisco Giants.